Head of a Demon (Rakshasa)
17th–18th century
Object PlaceBali, Indonesia
Medium/TechniqueTerracotta with red pigment
DimensionsApproximately 17.8 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm (7 x 8 x 8 in.)
Credit LineMarshall H. Gould Fund
Accession number58.316
On View
On viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenancePurchased by the MFA in 1958. Formerly collection H. F. E. Visser, founder of the Museum of Asiatic Art, Amsterdam.
about 2400–1750 B.C.
about 2400–1750 B.C.
about 1750
about 1850
A.D. 680–780
A.D. 680–780
about 2nd century B.C.–1st century A.D.
Prehistoric
2600–2000 B.C.
about 1st century A.D.
about 1st century B.C.
about 4th–5th century